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Bring simple to your life.Thu, 15 Feb 2018 08:58:59 +0000en-UShourly1http://wordpress.org/?v=3.9.14Play MKV on Chromebookhttp://www.video-pedia.com/2018/02/15/play-mkv-on-chromebook/
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How to play local video on Chromebook?

The Chromebook lacks teh type of hard drive that you’d expect from a computer, therefore, you won’t be able to play local video on Chromebook from local hard drive. The good news is that Chromebook features USB ports and SD card slots, which let you connect to external storage devices for those times when you need to access a file that you have saved not to the cloud but an external hard drive, thumb drive or SD card. Therefore, you can store your local MKV files on an external drive for viewing on Chromebook.

Supported external hard drive system by Chromebook OS

Chrome OS supports a wide range of file systems for external drives. It can read and write to the NTFS file system that Windows PCs use, read (but not write to) the HFS+ file system that Macs use, and cross-platform FAT16, FAT32 and exFAT file systems. It also supports the MTP file system used by digital music players and ISO9660 and UDF used by CDs and DVDs.

From above lists and tablet, we can see that although Chromebook has included native import support for MKV container file format, however, it is well known that MKV can be encoded with various different video and audio codec, if the MKV file are encoded with the incompatible video codec such as MPEG-1, MPEG-4, H.265/HEVC, WMV/VC-1, etc or audio codec like WMA, AC3, DTS, FLAC, ALAC, DTS-HD, Dolby TrueHD, etc. There will be either no video or audio when viewing on Chromebook.

The program supports batch conversion mode, so that you can load multiple MKV files into the application for conversion at one time. If you are not satisfied with the output file quality, feel free to adjust the output profile parameters such as video codec, bit rate, frame rate, resolution and audio codec, bit rate, sample rate, channels in the program’s “Profile Settings” window according to your own preference.

Remove subtitle and deinterlace of MKV files

As Chromebook can’t play video with subtitle, if the MKV files are attached with subtitles, you can remove the MKV subtitles by selecting the “none” option under “Subtitle” drop-down list. What’s more, interlaced video is not supported on some Chromebook models, you can also fix that with our program by ticking off the “Deinterlacing” option to deinterlace interlaced video to get better output video quality.

Step by Step to Convert MKV for Chromebook Viewing

Step 1: Load unsupported MKV files into the application.

Download the free trial version of the program. Launch it on your computer. Click “File” menu and select “Add Video/Audio” or click the “Add Video” button on the top tool bar to import source MKV files into the program.

On the main interface, from “Subtitle” drop-down list, select “None” to remove subtitles from MKV files for Chromebook playing.

Step 2: Set output file format.

Tap on the “Format” bar, select one of Chromebook playable file formats such as “H.264 HD Video(*.mp4)” under “HD Video” main category.

Step 3: Adjust to output Chromebook supported audio codec.

Click “Settings” to open “Profile” settings window, in audio section, from “Codec” drop-down list, select Chromebook compatible audio codec such as “aac”. You can also tweak other settings such as video bit rate, frame rate, resolution, audio bit rate, sample rate and channels according to your own needs.

Step 4: Deinteralce video.

Open “Video Editor” window, under the “Effect” tab, select “Deinterlacing”to convert interlaced video into a progressive form so that you can enjoy a better and clear video effect.

Step 5: Begin the conversion process.

After all setting is compelted, press the “Convert” button in the right-bottom and MKV to Chromebook conversion process will start automatically.

When the conversion is over, click “Open output folder” to pop out the converted files, you will then have no problem to play converted files on Chromebook from external hard drive.

The .m2ts is a filename extension used for the BDAV MPEG-2 Transport Stream container file format. It is used for multiplexing audio, video and other streams. It is based on the MPEG-2 transport stream container. This container format is commonly used for high definition video on Blu-ray Disc and AVCHD.

Steps to Play M2TS files with VLC

A lot of tests show that VLC Media Player could playback a bunch of M2TS files, the main reason is that VLC supports H.264 video and AC3 audio directly without needing DirectShow filters, you can easily get M2TS files played on VLC by following the steps below:
Step 1: Launch VLC media player on your computer.
Step 2: Click “File” and click the “Open File” option.
Step 3: Now, click the Browse button next to the first white line at the top of the window with title “Open..” and navigate through your harddrive for the M2TS file you wish to listen to and select it. After you have selected the file, click OK and VLC will start playing the M2TS video you chose.

Problems when playing certain M2TS files with VLC

But people still run into some problems with several M2TS files when playing them with VLC. Sometimes, they may receive the error which can be in the form of the “Blu-ray error” This Blu-ray disc need a library for AACS decoding, and your system does not have it”, which proves that the lack of the library for AACS Decoding is essential for the system to play M2TS files.

What’s more, as high definition files, the playback of M2TS files also need good graphics and better RAM. Sometimes, the configuration of your computer may not powerful enough to handle M2TS files. Another reason that VLC media player fail to playback M2TS files can due to the lacks of proper codec to play the codecs which are used to encode the M2TS files.

Best VLC assistant to play M2TS files

To get all M2TS files from different sources played on VLC media player, we highly recommend you to download a VLC assistant such as Pavtube Video Converter Ultimate. As a cross platform application, it is available on both Windows and Mac platform (get Mac version). It has full importing support for various different types of M2TS files such as M2TS files from Blu-ray disc encoded with AACS protection or M2TS files shot with Sony cameras. Thanks to its batch conversion mode, you can batch import multiple M2TS files into the application for conversion at one time to save your precious time.

With this powerful yet simple to use application, you can easily convert M2TS files to VLC media player much compatible playback file formats such as H.264 HD or other digital file formats. To get better output file quality, feel free to adjust output profile parameters such as video codec, bit rate, frame rate, audio codec, bit rate, sample rate, channels, etc as you like in the “Profile Settings” window of the program.

Step by Step to Convert M2TS Files for VLC Playback.

Step 1: Load M2TS files.

Download the free trial version of the program. Launch it on your computer. Click “File” menu and select “Add Video/Audio” or click the “Add Video” button on the top tool bar to import M2TS files ripped from Blu-ray disc or shot with Sony camera into the program.

Step 2: Define the output format.

Clicking the Format bar, from its drop-down list, select one of VLC media player best supported digital file formats “H.264 HD Video(*.mp4)” under “HD Video” main category, you can also choose other formats according to your own needs.

Step 3: Customize output profile settings.

Click “Settings” on the main interface to open “Profile Settings” window, here, you can flexibly adjust the output profile parameters including video codec, resolution, bit rate, frame rate, audio codec, bit rate, sample rate, channels, etc as you like to get better output video and audio quality.

Step 4: Step 4: Begin the conversion process.

After all setting is completed, hit the “Convert” button at the right bottom of the main interface to begin the conversion process from M2TS to VLC best compatible file formats conversion process.

When the conversion is finished, click “Open Output Folder” icon on the main interface to open the folder with generated files. Then you can smoothly view converted M2TS files on VLC media player.

]]>http://www.video-pedia.com/2018/02/08/play-m2ts-file-with-vlc/feed/0Play M2TS Files on iPad Pro/Mini/Air/2017http://www.video-pedia.com/2018/02/01/play-m2ts-on-ipad-series/
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Solution 1: Install VLC to play M2TS files on iPad

VLC for iPad has added playback support for media formats such as the M2TS files and other digital file formats that were previously unplayable on iPad. Add M2TS The interface is pretty slick, and copying your m2ts files into VLC via iTunes is pretty simple. Just hook up your iPad to iTunes, choose it from the sidebar, click the “Apps” tab, and scroll down to the “File Sharing” section. From there you can choose VLC and add files through drag-and-drop or the “Add…” button. As soon as you do, iTunes will start copying the files over to VLC and you’ll be able to use them immediately after it finishes.

Problems when playing M2TS files with VLC:

- Sound in VLC on the Mac comes out loud and clear, but not on the iPad version.
– VLC Media Player for iPad is a little buggy, doesn’t play back HD content too well.
– VLC may crash or simply can’t handle the M2TS file you throw to it since iPad is only designed to playback MPEG4/H.264 encoded to Apple’s specification
– Sometimes the video may start to break up or the sound gets out of sync

Solution 2: Convert M2TS for iPad Playing

Although using VLC for M2TS playback on iPad is a possible workaround, however, you may still encounter the annoying problems listed above during the playback process. That’s why most iPad users still insist on to play local video with its built-in standard video player to get the optimal playback performance and experience. As a matter of fact, what you need is simply a powerful M2TS Converter, then you will have no problems when viewing M2TS files on any iPad models you own.

Here comes Pavtube iMedia Converter for Mac, the program has perfect importing support for M2TS files shot with Sony HD camcorders but also copied from commercial Blu-ray disc. Thanks to its batch conversion mode, you can load multiple M2TS files into the application for conversion at one time.

Pavtube iMedia Converter for Mac is available to download and install on macOS High Sierra, macOS Sierra, Mac OS X El Capitan, Mac OS X Yosemite, Mac OS X Mavericks, etc. For your great convenience, it is also accompanied by an up-to-date Windows version – Pavtube Video Converter Ultimate for you to do the M2TS to iPad supported file formats conversion on Windows 10/8.1/8/7.

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Step by Step to Transcode M2TS for iPad Pro/Air/Mini/2017 Playing

Step 1: Load M2TS files into the application.

Download the free trial version of the program. Launch it on your computer. Click “File” menu and select “Add Video/Audio” or click the “Add Video” button on the top tool bar to import source M2TS files from Sony HD camcorder or ripped Blu-ray disc into the program.

Step 2: Define the output format.

Step 3: Adjust output profile parameters.

Click “Settings” on the main interface to open “Profile Settings” window, here, you can flexibly adjust the output profile parameters including video codec, resolution, bit rate, frame rate, audio codec, bit rate, sample rate, channels, etc as you like to get better output video and audio quality.

Step 4: Begin the conversion process.

After all setting is completed, hit the “Convert” button at the right bottom of the main interface to begin the conversion process from M2TS to iPad Pro/Air/Mini/2017 supported H.264 HD formats and most favorable settings conversion process.

When the conversion is finished, click “Open Output Folder” icon on the main interface to open the folder with generated files. Then you will have no problem to add converted files to iTunes for syncing to iPad playback.

]]>http://www.video-pedia.com/2018/02/01/play-m2ts-on-ipad-series/feed/0Play iPhone Video with Windows Media Playerhttp://www.video-pedia.com/2018/01/25/play-iphone-video-with-windows-media-player/
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“Windows Media Player cannot play the file. The Player might not support the file type or might not support the codec that was used to compress the file."

Why fail to play iPhone video with Windows Media Player?

To answer this question, we should be figure out what the specific file formats shot with iPhone video and the supported file formats by Windows Media Player.

iPhone video recorded file format

Although iPhone supports to play more file types, however, when recording videos on the iPhone, the files are saved as H.264 QuickTime files. There use the MOV file format.

Supported file formats by Windows Media Player

From Microsoft’s official page, we find that only Windows Media Player 12 has included native playback support for QuickTime Movie file(.mov). However, it also states clearly that only QuickTime files version 2.0 or earlier can be played in Windows Media Player. Later versions of QuickTime require the proprietary Apple QuickTime Player.

Above information shows that Windows Media Player only works for the QuickTime files 2.0 or earlier, obviously, the H.264 QuickTime MOV file shot with iPhone doesn’t belong to that version.

Solutions to fix Windows Media Player not play iPhone Video

To get iPhone video played on Windows Media Player, you can either choose to install the proprietary Apple QuickTime Player on your Windows PC or use a third-party video conversion app such as Pavtube Video Converter to transcode iPhone video to Windows Media Player native playback video file formats such as AVI, ASF, WMV.

The program has full importing support for all the 4K/2K/HD/SD video shot with iPhone video. Thanks to its batch conversion mode, you can load multiple iPhone video into the application for conversion at one time.

Pavtube Video Converter has perfect compatibility with Windows 10/8.1/8/7. The program is pretty simple to use, any one can learn to use it in minutes. What’s more, it supports to produce high quality results, you can’t find any difference between the result video and the source video.

Step by Step to Convert iPhone Video for Windows Media Player Viewing

Step 1: Import iPhone video files to this converter.

Install and run this smart app. Then you have two ways to import iPhone video files. Directly drag oneiPhone video file to this app or go to “Add File”.

Step 3: Edit iPhone video.(Optional)

Step 4: Start to convert iPhone video to Windows Media Player.

Now, you need to hit “Convert” to convert iPhone video to Windows Media Player supported format. When the conversion is done, click “Open” to locate the converted WMV file on your laptop or computer. At this time, you can drag these WMV output files to WMP or use your windows your windows browser to navigate to the converted file and double click to run the video.

]]>http://www.video-pedia.com/2018/01/25/play-iphone-video-with-windows-media-player/feed/0Play Mavic Pro Platinum 4K on iPhone/iPadhttp://www.video-pedia.com/2018/01/18/play-mavic-pro-platinum-4k-on-iphone-ipad/
http://www.video-pedia.com/2018/01/18/play-mavic-pro-platinum-4k-on-iphone-ipad/#commentsThu, 18 Jan 2018 06:55:17 +0000http://www.video-pedia.com/?p=8754Continue Reading →]]>For Mac users who have shot some remarkable footage with your DJI Mavic Pro Platinum, after downloading the video files via Lightning SDCard Adapter to your iPhone or iPad, you may be disappointed to find that none of the 4K files you tried with different formats, mov and mp4, etc will play on your iPhone or iPad, you just receive an error message: “unsupported file format”.

Format specification of DJI Mavic Pro Platinum

Container Format

Compression Codec

Maximum Video Bitrate

Resolution and Frame Rate

MP4 or MOV

MPEG-4 AVC/H.264

60 Mbps

C4K: 4096×2160 24p
4K: 3840×2160 24/25/30p

Why fail to play Mavic Pro Platinum 4K on iPhone/iPad?

Which iPhone/iPad models can play 4K resolution video?

Apple has officially added both 4K resolution recording and playback capabilities since the release of iPhone 6S and other iPhone models that support 4K resolution viewing including iPhone 6S Plus, iPhone SE, iPhone 7, iPhone 7 Plus, iPhone 8, iPhone 8 Plus and iPhone X. As for iPad, Apple has secretly added 4K video support to some of its newly available iPad models including iPad Pro new, iPad Pro, iPad 2017, iPad Air 2 and iPad Mini 4, you will be able to view compatible video with 4K resolution on those iPad models.

Can iPhone/iPad play Mavic Pro Platinum 4K video?

From iPhone/iPad supported file formats, we can see that the 4K MPEG-4 AVC/H.264 MP4 or MOV shot with Mavic Pro Platinum is included in both iPhone and iPad supported file formats. However, you won’t be able to play Mavic Pro Platinum 4K video on iPhone/iPad at full potential since currently no iPhone or iPad devices have the 4K solution display screen, while the iPhone X is only owning a 2436 x 1125 which isn’t Ultra HD either. Therefore, to get an optimal video playback experience of Mavic Pro Platinum footage on iPhone/iPad, it would be much ideal for you to compress 4K to 1080p.

Compress Mavic Pro Platinum 4K to 1080p for iPhone/iPad playback

If you are looking for a powerful yet simple to use application to get the job done, we highly recommend Pavtube Video Converter to you. The application has perfect importing support for the Mavic Pro Platinum DCI and UHD 4K H.264 MP4/MOV formats shot. Thanks to its batch conversion mode, you can load multiple 4K video into the application for conversion at one time to save your precious time.

With the application, you can easily transcode and compress Mavic Pro Platinum 4K to 1080p with iPhone/iPad smooth playback H.264 High Profile file formats. To get the best playback effect, you can also flexibly adjust output profile parameters such as video codec, resolution, bit rate, frame rate, audio codec, bit rate, sample rate, channels, etc as you like.

Step 1: Load Mavic Pro Platinum 4K video into the program.

Step 2: Choose output file format.

From “Format” bar drop-down list, here, you can choose to compress Mavic Pro Platinum 4K to 1080p in both iPhone and iPad most compatible file formats such as “H.264 HD Video(*.mp4)” under “HD Video” main category.

Step 3: Downscale 4K to 1080p.

Click “Settings” on the main interface to open “Profile Settings” window, in video section, from “Size(pix)” drop-down list, select “1980*1020″ or “1080*720″ to compress 4K to 1080p or 720p.

Tips: You can also tweak other profile settings such as video codec, resolution, bit rate, frame rate, audio codec, bit rate, sample rate, channels, etc on the “Profile Settings” window according to your own needs.

Step 4: Start the conversion process.

After all setting is over, go back to the main interface and hit right-bottom “Convert” button to start to convert and compress Mavic Pro Platinum 4K H.264 to HD H.264 process

When the conversion is completed, you can then smoothly play DJI Mavic Pro Platinum 4K video on iPhone/iPad with the optimal playback experience.

VOB stands for DVD Video Object. It is basically one of the core files found on DVD-Video discs and contains the actual movie data, including an MPEG-2 video stream and support audio (MP2, AC3, DTS etc.)

Different ways to play VOB files

There are a variety of ways to play VOB files. You can play VOB files with some media player software such as VLC, MPC-HC, burn VOB files to DVD disc for any regular DVD player that supports burned disc or install a software DVD Player on your computer for the best DVD playback experience. For the more detailed steps, just read on…

Watch VOB files with media player software such as VLC or MPC-HC

View VOB files with VLC (for both Windows and Mac)

Step 1: Download, install and run VLC on your computer.
Step 2: Click the “Media” (Windows) or “File” (macOS) menu. This will display the menu options for opening media.
Step 3: Select “Open Folder” (Windows) or “Open File” (macOS). This will allow you to open the VIDEO_TS folder that contains your VOB files.
Step 4: Browse for the folder containing your VOB files. The folder will usually be labeled VIDEO_TS if it was ripped directly from a DVD.
Step 5: Open the selected folder to start playing the VOB files. When you open the folder, VLC Player will begin playing the video as if you had inserted the DVD. You’ll have access to the DVD menus, special features, chapters, and other bonuses.

Enjoy VOB files with MPC-HC (for Windows only)

Step 1: Determine if you are running 32-bit or 64-bit Windows. You’ll need to know in order to download the correct version of MPC-HC.
Step 2: Download, install and run MPC-HC with the correct version on your Windows computer.
Step 3: Click the “File” menu and select “Quick Open File.” This will open the file browser.
Step 4: Browse for the folder containing your VOB files. When you rip a DVD to VOB format, you typically will have a VIDEO_TS folder that contains all of the VOB files. Navigate to and open this folder in the file browser.
Step 5: Select the “VIDEO_TS.ifo” file. This file loads the contents of the DVD in order so that you can play the menus and all of the special features.
Tips: You can select individual VOB files, but this will only play that portion of the DVD.
Step 6: Open the file. This will begin playing from the beginning of the DVD, loading the proper VOD files when necessary.

Burn VOB files to DVD disc with ImgBurn for regular DVD Player viewing

If you have a DVD burner, you can burn VOB files to DVD disc for playing on any regular DVD players. ImgBurn is a free DVD recording application that allows you to create a playable DVD using the VOB files in your Video_TS folder.

Step 1: Download, install, setup and start ImgBurn.
Step 2: Select “Write files/folders to disc” from the menu. This will open Build Mode, which will make an image file from your VOB files and then write it to a disc. Build Mode will preserve all of the original DVD menus and features.
Step 3: Click the “Browse for a folder” button. This will open the file browser. You’ll find this button to the right of the “Source” fields.
Step 4: Select your VIDEO_TS folder. The VIDEO_TS folder contains the VOB files that you want to burn to DVD. Opening this folder will load all of the VOB files into ImgBurn.
Step 5: Click the “Calculate” button. This looks like a calculator, and can be found in the lower-right corner. The size of the image file will be determined, and you’ll be informed if you need a single-layer or dual-layer disc.
Step 6: Insert the disc type recommended. After calculating, you’ll see a “Min. Req. Media” entry. Use this as a guide as to the type of blank disc to insert. Most movies will burn to DVD±R/RW.
Step 7: Click the “Options” tab. This will display the disc options.
Step 8: Select “ISO9660 + UDF” from the “File System” menu. The disc will be encoded in a way that can be read by DVD players.
Step 9: Click the Labels tab. This will allow you to add a label, which can help the player read your disc.
Step 10: Enter a label in the “ISO9660″ field. It can be whatever you’d like, but can’t use spaces.
Step 11: Click the “Copy” button next to the “ISO9660″ field. The label you entered will be automatically entered into the other applicable fields (they need to match).
Step 12: Click the “Build” button. This will start burning your project to the blank DVD in your drive. The time this takes will vary depending on your DVD burner and the size of the video.
Step 13: Play your burned DVD. After the DVD has finished burning, you can use it in most DVD players. Some players will have problems with burned discs, and may not load the video.

Play VOB files with installed DVD Player software

In order to view stand-alone VOB files, it would be a good option to have a DVD player software that supports VOB playback. You can download and install either PowerDVD or WinDVD to playback VOB from hard disc drive. Both of these are commercial software packages.

Play encrypted VOB files

All above listed solutions only work with VOB files that are non-encrypted. If you wish to play encrypted VOB files, you will need a powerful disc decrypter to bypass the encryption used on VOB files. Here, a powerful yet simple to use application called Pavtube Video Converter Ultimate is highly recommended to you.

The program features a powerful built-in disc decrypter to assist you to bypass all types of copy protection used on VOB files in the background. Apart from bypassing the protection from VOB files, the application can also assist you to convert the VOB files to various popular digital file formats such as AVI, WMV, MP4, MOV, MKV, FLV, WebM, 3GP, etc for viewing not only on DVD Player software or regular DVD Players but also on any of your favorite portable devices such as iPhone, iPad, Android phones/tablets, etc anytime anywhere as you like.

Step by Step to Bypass Encrypted VOB Files for Convenient Playing

Step 1: Add VOB files.

Download and install this best VOB File Converter on your computer and then run it on. Click “Add video/audio” icon to add your VOB file to it. It supports batch conversion so you can insert more than one VOB files at a time.

Step 2：Choose output format.

Just open “Format” drop-down list, here you can see many profile. You can select the output format according to your need. Here, we choose to output VOB to one of the popular digital file format such as “H.264 HD Video(*.mp4)” under “HD Video” main category which is compatible with most portable devices.

Step 3: Adjust output profile parameters.

Click “Settings” on the main interface to open “Profile Settings” window, here, you can flexibly adjust the output profile parameters such as video codec, resolution, bit rate, frame rate, audio codec, bit rate, sample rate, channels, etc as you like to get better output video and audio quality.

Step 4: Begin the final conversion process.

After all setting is completed, hit the “Convert” button at the right bottom of the main interface to begin VOB encryption removing and VOB to digital file format conversion process.

When the conversion is finished, click “Open Output Folder” icon on the main interface to open the folder with generated files. You will then have no problem to play VOB files on any portable devices you like.

]]>http://www.video-pedia.com/2018/01/11/play-vob-files/feed/0Play VOB with Windows Media Player 12http://www.video-pedia.com/2018/01/04/play-vob-with-windows-media-player-12/
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“I want to be able to play back dvd folders (vob files) with media player 12 by selecting the folder and then just click play as any other product such as nero showtime or power dvd, but I can not figure out how to do this with wmp12. Also why can I not add vob files to the media library with wmp12?”

“I just facing an issue to open VOB files in win-media 12 player..do we have an extensional option to install vob files in windows media player.”

From Windows Media Player supported file formats, we can see that VOB is not the multimedia file types supported by Windows Media Player. The good news is that you can fix easily this issue by installing a codec to play the VOB file or convert VOB to Windows Media Player 12 friendly file formats with a VOB Converter.

Download codec for Windows Media Player

Enable automatic download of codecs for WMP

1. In Windows Media Player, click “Tools”, and then click Options.
2. Click the Player tab, and then click to select the Download codecs automatically check box under Automatic updates, if the check box is not already selected.
3. Click OK.

Tips: After you complete this procedure, try to play the VOB file again. If the audio or video portion of the file is still missing, the file may require a codec that is not supported by Windows Media Player.

Install K-Lite Codec Pack to playback VOB files

If you are looking for a guaranteed solution, the all-in-one codec pack – K-Lite Codec Pack can be your best choice. It comes in a variety of editions from Basic to Mega, all of which are free. Originally developed for Kazaa Lite users, the K-Lite Codec Pack lets you play practically every video format you might encounter on the Internet in Windows Media Player 12.

You can grab the latest version of K-Lite Codec Pack at codecguide.com. Get the Mega version.

Convert VOB to Windows Media Player playable file formats

Alternative, you can also choose to convert VOB to Windows Media Player recognizable file formats. Although Windows Media Player can handle various different file types, however, a lot of formats may require you to install additional decoder packs for successful playback. Therefore, here, we highly recommend you to direct transcode VOB to Windows Media Player native compatible WMV file.

Here, you can easily completed the job by downloading our best VOB Converter – Pavtube Video Converter Ultimate. The program has perfect importing support for not only VOB files but also DVD disc and Video_TS folder. You can easily export VOB to Windows Media Player native playback WMV files in 3 different file types:
– If you wish to have a fast conversion speed, you can ouput a WMV file with WMV2 (WMV8) codec,
– If you care much about output file quality, just select the “WMV3(WMV9)(*.wmv)” file which helps to produce a high quality wmv file with VC-1 codec.
- If you wish to produce a high definition file, pick the “WMV HD(*.wmv)” format.

Besides VOB, you can also use this powerful media conversion app to convert other unsupported file formats such as MP4, AVI, MKV, AVCHD and even commercial Blu-ray/DVD disc for Windows Media Player viewing.

Step by Step to Convert VOB for Windows Media Player Viewing?

Step 1: Load VOB files into the application.

Start the program on your computer, click “File” > “Add Video/Audio” or “Add from folder” to input VOB files into the application.

Step 2: Define the output format.

Clicking the Format bar, from its drop-down list, select Windows Media Player best supported WMV files under “Common Video” main category.

Output fast conversion speed WMV2(WMV8) file

Output high quality WMV3 (WMV9) file

Output high definition WMV HD file format

Step 3: Begin the conversion process.

After all setting is completed, hit the “Convert” button at the right bottom of the main interface to begin the conversion process from VOB to Windows Media Player supported WMV file format.

When the conversion is finished, click “Open Output Folder” icon on the main interface to open the folder with generated files. Then you will have no problem to play the converted VOB files with Windows Media Player.

]]>http://www.video-pedia.com/2018/01/04/play-vob-with-windows-media-player-12/feed/0Play Videos with Subtitles with PS4 Media Playerhttp://www.video-pedia.com/2017/12/27/play-video-with-subtitles-on-ps4/
http://www.video-pedia.com/2017/12/27/play-video-with-subtitles-on-ps4/#commentsWed, 27 Dec 2017 06:52:39 +0000http://www.video-pedia.com/?p=8743Continue Reading →]]>Sony has a built-in a media player for the PlayStation 4 that not only plays a lot of file formats including the increasing popular MKV container but also play the embed subtitles in the files. Tips to play video files with subtitles on PS4:
– You have to have external subtitle file named the same as the media file, in the same director
– Only external SRT files work, SUB/ASS/SSA/MKS files do not work

It won’t be difficult for you to set the external subtitle file name the same as the media file and put it in the same director. Therefore, what you need to make sure is that external subtitle file is in SRT format. The following part will show you 2 workable solutions to create video file with SRT subtitle format for PS4 media player viewing.

1. Download and install mkvtoolnix.
2. Download MKVExtractGUI-2, extract into the directory where you installed mkvtoolnix.
3. Download and install Aegisub.
4. Run MKVExtractGUI-2, set the input file to your MKV file.
5. Select the subtitle file, and click extract. If this file extracts as SRT, skip to step 8. If the file is not an SRT file, continue to step 6.
6. Run Aegisub and open up your subtitle file.
7. Go to File menu -> Export -> and export the subtitle file as an SRT to convert it.
8. Place this file, named the same as your video file, on to your USB stick. You will have to place any video files in a folder on the USB stick in order for the PS4 to recognize them.
9. On your PlayStation 4 go to settings -> Accessibility -> Closed Captions -> Check “Display Closed Captions”.
10. Load the Media Player and play a video, press the Options button on the controller, select CC, and turn on. This option will not show up if you skip step 9.
11. Congratulations! Your subtitles should now display.

Solution 2: Add SRT subtitle to video for PS4 Media Player

Overwhelmed or confused by the complicated methods listed above and wish to find a simple alternative solution to get the job easily completed. The good news is that here comes Pavtube Video Converter Ultimate, the program not only assists you to produce PS4 Media Player supported file formats such as MKV, AVI, MP4, MPEG-2 PS, MPEG-2 TS, etc from various media types such as commercial Blu-ray/DVD disc and also unsupported digital file formats such as H.265, XAVC/XAVC S, MXF, WMV, Prores, etc, but also does you a great favor to direct insert external online downloaded SRT subtitle to the file formats with just few clicks.

Tips: The subtitles that you downloaded from online sites are soft subtitles which will appear as a separate select-able tracks in your output file. With viewing the file with PS4 media player, you will be able to enable/disable these subtitles as required.

Step 2: Choose output file format.

Clicking the Format bar, from its drop-down list, select PS4 Media Player supported digital file format “PS3 Video (1080P) MPEG-4(*.MP4)” under “PSP/PS3″ main category, which also work with PS4.

Step 3: Insert external SRT subtitle to video.

Click “Edit” or the pencil like icon to switch to the editing interface, where you can find multiple editing functions and “Subtitle” is just one of them. Click the “Subtitle” tab and check the “Enable” box to allow you to add external SRT subtitles to videos. Then Click “Browse” to find and import the downloaded SRT subtitles.

Step 4: Start SRT subtitle embedding process.

After all setting is completed, hit right-bottom “Convert” button to start to insert SRT subtitle to video process. Then you will have no problem to play video with subtitle on PS4 media player.

“So far I have to say I am very impressed with the last version of VLC. It rocks!!! One thing that came up right away was my DirecTV DVR recordings. Now, I know DirecTV requires some stupid Windows Media Crap running on a machine for me to be able to play these, but I am on a Mac. I can see all the recordings on the VLC Upnp menu, but I can’t play any of these since it has a yellow triangle next to the DVR entry.”

“I just fired up VLC - mac (paid / registered version) and I was surprised to see the playlists from my DirecTV DVRs show up in the Local Network panel. Unfortunately, they will not play. The error message being: No suitable decoder module. VLC does not support the audio or video format “undf”. Unfortunately there is no way for you to fix this. Does anyone know of a hack, program anything that I can use to extract these videos? I know my DVR is about to croak and I don’t want to loose some of the media that I have not viewed yet.”

Why VLC fail to play DirectTV DVR content?

The content on your Directv DVR is encrypted and Videolan will ever write something that removes the encryption from your media. The truth is, even though the media is on your DVR you still don’t own it. There is a program called Directv2PC from Directv that allows you to view your DVR media on your PC. But you can’t actually save the media to your PC’s drive. The bad news is that currently there is no Direct2PC application for a Mac.

Bypass DirectTV DVR encryption for VLC playback on Mac

To remove the encryption used on DirectTV DVR shows, you will need a specific program to break that protection. One of workable solution here is called Pavtube Video Converter for Mac. The application not only assists you to efficiently remove the encryption used on DirectTV DVR shows with the Media Access Key, but also facilitates you to transcode the DirectTV DVR video to various common digital file formats such as MP4, MOV, MKV, AVI, WMV, H.264, 3GP, WebM, etc for conveniently viewing on your computer with VLC or other media players, transfer to smartphones, tablets to watch on the move.

Trim unwanted ads from DirectTV DVR shows

It’s very likely that your DirectTV DVR shows may be embedded with some of your unwanted ads in the beginning or end. The good news is that you can easily cut them off from the shows with the trimming function offered by the application. What’s more, the program also provides other beneficial editing functions such as cropping black edges, adding watermark, applying special effect, deinterlacing interlaced videos, inserting external subtitle, etc to get the exact video that you want.

Pavtube Video Converter for Mac works perfectly on all Mac OS including macOS High Sierra, macOS Sierra, Mac OS X El Capitan, Mac OS X Yosemite, Mac OS X Mavericks, etc. For your great convenience, it is also available with a Windows 10/8.1/8/7 compatible version – Pavtube Video Converter.

How to Remove DirectTV DVR Encryption for VLC Watching on Mac?

Step 1: Enter DirectTV DVR shows Media Access Key.

Launch this DirectTV DVR Converter for Mac on your computer. Hit the “http://www.multipelife.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/11/options-button.jpg” button on the main interface, in the pop out window, enter the Media Access Key for the DirectTV DVR files, then press the “OK” button.

Tips: The copy protected DirectTV DVR recordings usually have a Media Access Key, you can find it by logging into your DirectTV account at Tivo and clicking the “Media Access Key” link.

Step 2: Import DirectTV DVR files.

After entering the Media Access Key, you can successfully import DirectTV DVR files by clicking “File” > “Load Video/Audio” or “Load from Folder” to the program.

Step 3: Define an output file format.

Go to “Format” drop-down bar, select one of VLC playable digital file format such as “H.264 HD Video(*.mp4)” under “HD Video” main category.

Step 4: Trim out ads from DirectTV DVR files.

In the video editor window, choose the “Trim” tab and this tab is selected by default when the editing window appears. You can use the trim function to cut off unwanted parts from start and end. You can either drag pointers on the process bar or set exact time point in Start and End boxes to set.

Step 5: Start DirectTV DVR files copy protection removing process.

After all setting is completed, hit the “Convert” button at the right bottom of the main interface to begin the conversion process.

When the conversion is over, hit the “Open” folder on the main interface to find and locate the converted files, then you will have no problem to view the DirectTV DVR files with VLC media player on Mac.

]]>http://www.video-pedia.com/2017/12/14/watch-directtv-dvr-with-vlc-on-mac/feed/0Watch DirectTV DVR Shows on Computerhttp://www.video-pedia.com/2017/12/11/watch-directtv-shows-on-computer/
http://www.video-pedia.com/2017/12/11/watch-directtv-shows-on-computer/#commentsMon, 11 Dec 2017 06:30:11 +0000http://www.video-pedia.com/?p=8727Continue Reading →]]>The DirectTV DVR can record your favorite TV shows & movies to watch whenever you want. After the recording, you can choose to leave the recording direct on the DirectTV DVR. However, the limited space on your DVR may prevent you from recording more of your favorite TV shows or movies. The good news is that you can also control and watch your DVR recordings from your personal computer using a function known as DirectTV2PC.

Steps by watch DirectTV DVR shows on PC

Step 1: Plug an Ethernet cable into the back of your DirecTV DVR receiver. Connect this cable to the Ethernet port on your home router.

Step 3: Press “Continue” and then press “Done.” Your DirecTV DVR will automatically update the system. Within 24 hours, you will be able to view your DVR content on your PC.

Step 4: Go to DirecTV’s website, highlight “What is DirecTV” with your mouse, then click on the option “Superior Technology.” Scroll down to the section “Beyond TV.” Look underneath the heading “DirecTV2PC” and click on the button “Learn More.”

Step 5: Scroll down to the heading “Setup is a Breeze” and click on the link that says “Download.” Then Click “Download Now” to download the DirecTV2PC playback advisor application.

Step 6: Check hardware capability. If all indicators show green, scroll down and type in your name and email address. Click submit to download the DirecTV2PC application.

Convert DirectTV DVR video to MP4, AVI, WMV, MKV, MOV

Apart from viewing the DirectTV DVR videos on your computer, you may also wish to transfer and enjoy then on your smartphones, tablets, game consoles, etc. However, you may be disappointed to find that the format used by DirectTV DVR has poor compatibility with all those devices. To fix the format incompatible issue, you can download our best DVR Video Converter – Pavtube Video Converter. The program can assist you to efficiently convert the DirectTV DVR video to various popular digital video formats such as AVI, WMV, MP4, MOV, MKV, FLV, 3GP, H.264, etc. You can also choose to direct export hot devices such as smartphones, tablets, game consoles, etc preset profile formats.

Beneficial features of Pavtube Video Converter

The program offers batch conversion mode, so that you can load multiple DirectTV DVR videos into the application for conversion at one time. The program can also do you a great favor by trimming out the unwanted ads from the beginning of your TV shows or movies, crop off the black edges or unwanted size area around the video frame or compress the large DirectTV DVR video into smaller file size to fit on your smartphones, tablets.

How to Convert DirectTV DVR Videos to AVI, WMV, MP4, MOV, MKV, etc?

Step 1: Load DirectTV DVR videos.

Free download this converter on your computer. When you load your DirectTV DVR files, the program will ask you to provide the Media Access Key. After entering your Media Access Key in the “Tools”>”Options”>”TiVo”, you can click OK, then load your DirectTV DVR videos.

After loading the video, you can preview it in the preview window on the right interface of the program.

Step 2: Define the output format.

Clicking the Format bar, from its drop-down list, select one of your desired digital file formats to output. Here, you can choose one of the most device compatible digital file formats such as “H.264 HD Video(*.mp4)” under “HD Video” main category. You can also choose other formats according to your own needs.

Step 3: Adjust output video and audio profile parameters.

Click “Settings” on the main interface to open “Profile Settings” window, here, you can flexibly adjust output video codec, resolution, bit rate, frame rate, audio codec, bit rate, sample rate, channels, etc as you like to get better output video and audio quality.

Step 4: Start the final conversion process.

After all settings have been settled, click the right-bottom “Convert” button in the main UI and then start to convert DirectTV DVR to your desired digital file formats.

Now, these DirecTV DVR recordings are all available for you to use. You can take full advantage of them for your entertainment.